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phonelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From phone + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.
   • The system is rudimentary, almost old-fashioned. Silent Witness ensures complete anonymity by using a rotary phonelike system that doesn't have caller ID. Citizens are provided with a case number when they call, and that will be the only signifier that tipsters are who they say they are. 2016 August 25, Garrett Mitchell, Michael Kiefer, “Turn in Phoenix 'serial street shooter,' collect $75K, remain anonymous. Here's how Silent Witness works.”, in azcentral:
   • The October 4 event was announced in a YouTube video that shows the web giant's familiar horizontal search bar slowly morphing into the outline of a vertical, phonelike rectangle to the sounds of Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love." 2016 September 20, Steven Musil, Richard Nieva, “Google may unveil its new phone at Oct. 4 event”, in CNET:
   • You can buy a keyboard for most tablets and prop up the screen so that it’s just like typing on a laptop. That’s fine if the keyboard is more of an afterthought, and if you like the phonelike interface of a device such as the iPad. 2023 October 26, Nicholas De Leon, “Tablet Buying Guide”, in Consumer Reports:

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